China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northeastern city of Dalian. The order was issued Sunday after several Continue Reading
Chinese factory activity and consumer spending were surprisingly robust in October, official monthly figures showed Monday, though fresh signs of weakness in the property sector underscored concerns for the outlook Continue Reading
Annual average coal emissions per capita from 2015-2020 in tons of CO2 India and China are the world’s two biggest coal polluters, but Australia and South Korea lead the world Continue Reading
China’s economy likely continued to weaken across the board in October with little signs of bottoming out. A set of key economic data to be released Monday will be closely Continue Reading
A joint China-U.S. declaration on climate change is a political reset to a time when the world’s two biggest carbon emitters reached the brief meeting of minds that helped forge Continue Reading
It took more than 30 meetings over the course of a year to iron out one thing that the US and China can still agree about: fighting climate change. John Continue Reading
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally etched his name alongside the greatest figures in the annals of Communist Party history, paving the way for him to strengthen and extend his Continue Reading
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the country’s top oil and gas producer, imposed on Thursday a state of emergency in all its units in the capital Beijing after four employees Continue Reading
Chinese coal traders are selling cargoes at losses or trying to delay imports after Beijing’s market interventions triggered a 50% price drop that saddled them with unprofitable supplies, according to Continue Reading
The most severe cloud of methane detected in Australia in more than a year was spotted last month by satellite over one of the country’s top coal producing regions. The Continue Reading
Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic again, prompting some governments to consider re-imposing unpopular lockdowns in the run-up to Christmas and stirring debate over whether vaccines alone are Continue Reading
Bars and restaurants will close early and sporting events will be held without audiences under a three-week, partial lockdown that is expected to be announced in the Netherlands on Friday Continue Reading
The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by reducing methane emissions, protecting forests Continue Reading
The United States and China, the world’s two largest emitters of carbon dioxide, unveiled a deal to ramp up cooperation tackling climate change, including by cutting methane emissions, phasing out Continue Reading
The U.S. and China pledged to work together on climate this decade, giving a jolt to the COP26 talks that are in their homestretch. A chorus of experts and officials Continue Reading
China signaled it’s unlikely to join a global pledge to cut methane emissions, and said it’s already doing enough to reduce greenhouse gases. “The U.S keeps telling people to join Continue Reading
China’s top climate change envoy, Xie Zhenhua, apologized as he entered late for a weekend meeting at the United Nations climate summit. “We have quite busy schedules,” Mr. Xie said, Continue Reading
Protesters around the globe have been demanding firmer commitments from world leaders on climate change Activists and politicians have cautiously welcomed an unexpected US-China declaration that vowed to boost climate Continue Reading
Stronger fuel demand has boosted profits at crude oil refineries across Asia in recent weeks, but they have also been given a helping hand by lower exports of refined products Continue Reading
Europe is divided as it enters another Covid-19 winter. In some countries, people are dying from the virus at record rates. Elsewhere, infections are rising—but from low levels that policy makers say Continue Reading
China’s inflation risks are building as producers pass on higher costs to consumers, reigniting a debate over whether the central bank has scope to ease monetary policy to support a Continue Reading
China’s imports of Iranian oil have held above half a million barrels per day on average for the last three months, traders and ship-tracking firms said, as buyers judge that Continue Reading
Factory gate prices in China rose at their fastest pace in 26 years in October, as crippling power shortages and record commodity prices hit the world’s second biggest economy. China’s Continue Reading
An unusually early and bracing start to winter in China is adding to unease over power and food shortages, undermining triumphant messaging about the stewardship of President Xi Jinping as the Communist Continue Reading
China’s state-owned power provider announced Sunday that power supply and demand in its service areas have returned to normal and rolling blackouts have decreased. Thermal coal futures on the Zhengzhou Continue Reading
China imported 8.9 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude last month, down from 9.99 million bpd in September 2021 Higher international oil prices and a crackdown on illicit import Continue Reading
Several countries including Japan, the U.K. and the U.S. are urging Chinese customs officials to pause the rollout of regulations on food imports, arguing the measures risk further disrupting global Continue Reading
South Korea is flying a military oil tanker to Australia this week to airlift 27,000 liters of urea solution, used in diesel vehicles and factories to cut emissions, amid a Continue Reading
More than 20 countries agreed to phase out coal power at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but not Japan – a “leap backwards” for a country that once led Continue Reading
While the Australian government has dragged its feet on committing to a net-zero climate target in one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporters, the nation’s 10 million households are Continue Reading
A large plume of methane, the potent greenhouse gas that’s a key contributor to global warming, was spotted by satellite near a natural gas line in northeast China. The release Continue Reading
The world’s largest hydro-floating solar farm has begun generating power in Thailand. Here’s how the hybrid system works. A floating solar farm that’s equivalent to about 70 soccer fields in Continue Reading
China’s pledge to stop building coal-fired power plants overseas could curb annual carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 646 million tons, according to a report from Boston University Global Continue Reading
As climate change becomes an increasingly important global issue, the debate over whether nuclear energy really is a green source of energy is raging once again Within the EU, Germany Continue Reading
China’s efforts to eliminate Covid-19 are coming under increasing pressure, with officials warning of a “grave challenge” in the months ahead and dozens of new cases reported over the weekend. Continue Reading
“ Disappointing .” “ A shadow on the global climate effort .” Even before the global climate summit in Glasgow got underway last week, environmental advocates were quick to point Continue Reading
Nuclear is still one of the most controversial sources of energy on the planet, but it does have some key upsides, especially in the global push to tackle emissions. The Continue Reading
China issued guidelines to reduce pollution and cut carbon emissions in an effort to address outstanding environmental issues in key regions and industries. The guidelines reiterated some targets from an Continue Reading
October imports were 9.38 million mt Import cost rises 9% on month Higher price, long holiday dampen domestic demand China imported 9.38 million mt, or 12.93 Bcm, of natural gas Continue Reading
China posted a record monthly trade surplus in October as exports surged despite global supply-chain disruptions. Exports rose 27.1% in dollar terms last month from a year earlier to $300.2 Continue Reading
China’s overseas purchases of coal nearly doubled in October from a year ago as the government leaned on importers to help ease a nationwide power shortage caused in large part Continue Reading
Global COVID-19 cases surpassed 250 million on Monday as some countries in eastern Europe experience record outbreaks, even as the Delta variant surge eases and many countries resume trade and Continue Reading
Germany’s coronavirus infection rate climbed to its highest recorded level yet on Monday as what officials have called a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” gathers pace. The national disease control center, Continue Reading
The southwestern Chinese city of Ruili is small, remote and largely unknown internationally. It is also, when it comes to the coronavirus, perhaps the most tightly regulated place on earth. Continue Reading
Highlights 17½ year agreement linked to Henry Hub, plus fixed fee Venture Global also has been active on the commercial front China’s Sinochem has agreed to buy as much as Continue Reading
Coronavirus infections are hitting record levels in many countries across Europe as winter takes hold, prompting a call for action from the World Health Organization which described the new wave Continue Reading
Vaccination rates have plateaued in Germany as cases rise Germany has recorded almost 34,000 daily Covid cases in the past 24 hours, its highest number so far, in what the Continue Reading
Europe is experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections to levels not seen in months, alarming health officials and sparking fears that the continent could be engulfed by a new wave Continue Reading
More provinces in China are fighting Covid-19 than at any time since the deadly pathogen first emerged in Wuhan in 2019. The highly-infectious delta variant is hurtling across the country Continue Reading
China is unlikely to embark on major new developments of coal-fired power even as it boosts output of the fuel to ease electricity shortages, according to a front-page commentary in Continue Reading
